Leyton is 1-6 against Garden County since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Leyton Warriors will challenge the Garden County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Leyton sitting on three straight wins and Garden County on five.
Leyton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-18 victory over Creek Valley. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-6.
Leyton found their leader in underclassman Austin Beutler, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 41 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Garden County on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Potter-Dix out of the water with a 78-12 final score. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garden County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Leyton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Garden County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Leyton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Garden County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 287.6. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Leyton strolled past Garden County in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a score of 36-22. Does Leyton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garden County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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